IntroductionPatient satisfaction after breast cancer surgery has an impact on body image, sexual function, self-esteem, and quality of life may differ from the perception attending physician. This study aimed to compare aesthetic outcomes with conservative oncoplastic surgeries, mastectomies, total reconstruction.MethodsWe included 760 women diagnosed invasive carcinoma or phyllodes tumors who ...

Expanded polytetrafluoroethylene (ePTFE) has been extensively used for facial soft tissue augmentation procedures, and is regarded as safe and reliable and suitable as a permanent implant. This implant is generally used in the lower third of the face for lips filling, nasal augmentation, nasolabial folds and chin augmentation, and rarely for congenital or acquired depressed deformities of the f...

People tend to prefer noninvasive or minimally invasive methods of facial rejuvenation, especially when it involves their face, which is the hallmark of a person's identity and impossible to hide. It is widely known that brow ptosis gives the face a "tired look" and also accentuates deformities of the upper eyelid. Most people who are interested in facial rejuvenation may not accept even a mino...

BACKGROUND Mucormycosis is a rare, aggressive, and life-threatening infection that is caused by organisms belonging to the order Mucorales. It is usually acquired through direct means and virtually always affects immunocompromised patients with the port of entry reflecting the site of infection, in this case, cutaneous. Unlike other mucormycoses, patients affected by Apophysomyces elegans (A el...

PuRPOSe To create a simple algorithm of choice for bilateral mastectomy in female-to-male transsexuals. MethOdS On the basis of our clinical experience of more than 400 bilateral mastectomies performed since 1993, we distinguish 3 different approaches: Type 1, bilateral subcutaneous mastectomy performed through semicircular incision at the border nipple-areola complex; Type 2, bilateral subcuta...

BACKGROUND Breast implants are worldwide in use since 1962. Initially there were some problems with capsular contracture and the palpability of the rim of the implant. In 1968 this led to the introduction of the micropolyurethane foam-coating and then in 1970 to the first micropolyurethane foam-coated implant by F.A. Ashley. As a result of additional technical refinements in manufacturing this ...

A lthough the management of cleft lip and palate has improved significantly during the last years, repairing oronasal fistulae is still a challenge. Reports of the incidence of postoperative fistu-lae following palate repair range from 10% to 20%. 1 Several techniques are reported for the treatment of oronasal fistula, such as local mucoperiosteal flap, V-Y 2-layer repair, superior lip mucosal ...